RSPB Rainham Marshes is now open from 0930 to 1700 every day.

Please e-mail your sightings to Howard Vaughan.

• Rainham Marshes: pr Blackcap (RSPB)

• Walthamstow Res: pair Stonechat, 2 Com Sands, Chiffchaff, 55 Teal, 2 Mipits, Kingfisher (DC).
• River Lea, Chingford: fem Goosander (DC)
• Rainham Marshes: 10 Pintail, 10 Stonechat (SS)

• West Thurrock Marshes: Grey Phalarope till 1135 , 7 Brent Geese, 8 Fieldfare, 22 Redwing, Ringed Plover, 2 Dunlin, 2 Blackwit, 14 Curlew (DMo)
• Rainham Marshes: Grey Phalarope 1430 only, 6 Dunlin (RSPB) rintail Hen Harrier, Short-eared Owl, 5 Ring-necked Parakeets (DS) 40 Snipe (David James)
• Sewardstone Marsh: f. Bullfinch, 9 Redwing, 74 Mallard (MS)
• River Lea, Enfield Island Village: Chiffchaff (MS)
• Walthamstow Filter Beds: Black Redstart (Dan Barrett)
• Walthamstow Res: Green Sandpiper, fem/imm Goldeneye (DC).

• Amwell: ad Laughing Gull, Great White Egret, 15 Little Egrets (RW etal)
• Rainham Marshes: 1st yr Caspian Gull, 9 Pintail, 2 Brent Geese (RSPB)
• North Circular (Chingford): ad Peregrine south (DC).

• Walthamstow Res: drake Goldeneye, male Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaffs, Goldcrest, GbbGull (DC).
• Amwell: ad Laughing Gull
• Rainham Marshes: 6 Brent Geese, 13 Pintail, 4 Rock Pipit, 3 Curlew, Golden Plover, 3 Water Pipit, 2 Green Sandpipers, 100 Linnet, Tree Sparrow, 3 Corn Buntings, 200 Black Tailed Godwit, 3 Stonechat, male Peregrine, Common Sandpiper, 23 Shelduck, Redshank, 2 Water Pipits and Avocet, 3 Ring Necked Parakeets (LH, DMo, PHa) Short-eared Owl, 182 Blackwit, 21 Shelduck, Yellow-legged Gull (DBr) f Hen Harrier (RSPB)

• Valentines Park, Ilford: ad Med Gull (PHo)
• Rainham Marshes: Little Auk down river at 0940, 2nd yr & 1st yr Caspian Gull, 4x 1st yr & 3x ad Yellow-legged Gulls, imm f Peregrine, 3 Fieldfare, 35 Greenfinches, 2 Curlew (RSPB) Tree Sparrow, Corn Bunting, 10 Greenfinch, 50 Black-tailed Godwits, 20 Redshank, Grey Wagtail (David Morgan)

• Rainham Marshes: 2nd yr Caspian Gull, 2 1st yr Yellow-legged Gulls, 700 Dunlin, pr Peregrine, pr Red-breasted Merganser, 200 Blackwit, 9 Pintail, House Martin (RSPBetal)
• Ingrebourne Valley, Berwick Res: View only from Berwick Woods Carpark: imm m Goldeneye (LH)
• Walthamstow Marshes: 2 pairs Stonechat, 4 Mipits, 4 Reed Buntings (DC).

• Rainham Marshes: 2 1st yr Yellow-legged Gulls (HV, PV) 4 Curlew (Alan Tanner, Steve Hall)
• Fairlop: Green Sandpiper, 40 Teal, 20 Fieldfare (Griff Holliday)
• River Roding at Woodford Bridge: Chiffchaff, Little Grebe, 3 Long-tailed Tits (Alan Hobson)

• Rainham Marshes: 1st yr Caspian Gull, 2 Yellow-legged Gulls, ringtail Hen Harrier, f Merlin, Short-eared Owl, pr Peregrine, 12 Brent Geese, 2 Water Pipit, 80 Blackwit (RSPB) Bullfinch (Robert Burgess)

• Walthamstow Res: Imm. Goldeneye, 5 Common Sands, 2 Stonechat (pr.), Chiffchaff, 550+ Woodpigeons (DC).
• Rainham Marshes: 80 Blackwit, Grey Plover, 6 Curlew, 5 Redshank, 800 Lapwing, 300 Wigeon, 2x ad & 2nd yr Yellow-legged Gulls, 10 Stonechat, 2 Rock Pipit, pr Peregrine, 3f Sparrowhawk, 9 Pintail (RSPB) 2nd yr Med Gull, Green Sandpiper (Pete Merchant)

• Rainham Marshes: 6 Curlew, 2 Redshank, 800 Lapwing, 300 Wigeon, 2 ad Yellow-legged Gulls, 9 Stonechat, 2 Rock Pipit, ad f Peregrine, 3f 1m Sparrowhawk, ad Caspian Gull (RSPB)
• Ingrebourne Valley, Berwick Res: View only from Berwick Woods Carpark: imm m Goldeneye (LH)

• Fairlop: 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Stonechat, Kingfisher (SBa)
• Connaught Water: f Smew, 5 Magpie, 55 Coot, 12 Moorhen, 51 Canada Goose, 44 Mallard, 100 Black Headed Gull, 15 Tufted Duck, 6m 9f Teal ,7M 4F Mandarin , Grey Heron, Great Crested Grebe, m Red Crested Pochard (Sue Cowie)
• Belhus Woods CP: 12 Little Grebe, 51 Cormorant, 5 Grey Heron, 9 Mute Swan, 2 Greylags, 80 Canada Goose, 13 Wigeon, 27 Gadwall, 7 Teal, 42 Shoveler, 24 Pochard, 40 Tufted Duck, f Goldeneye, 7 Ruddy Duck, 21 Moorhen, 55 Coot, 90 Black headed Gull, Common Gull, Kingfisher, 13 Fieldfare. (RB)
• KGV Res: Red-throated Diver (ELBF)
• Ingrebourne Valley, Berwick Res: View only from Berwick Woods Carpark: imm m Goldeneye (LH) 2 Lesser Redpoll (SHa) 5 Wigeon, Kingfisher, 2 LIttle Egret (TK)
• Rainham Marshes: Red-throated Diver up river at 1500, ad m Peregrine, 3 Little Egret, 9 Stonechat, 20 Skylark, 18 Pied Wagtail, Green Sand, 8 Shelduck, 13 Pintail, 2 Sparrowhawk, 6 Curlew, Stone Barges area: Tree Sparrow, 60 Skylark, Corn Bunting, 3 Water Pipit, 75 Stock Dove, 8 Stonechat, 2 Sparrowhawk, Green Sand, 148 Blackwit, Grey Wagtail (PHa)
  

• KGV Res: Red-throated Diver, Black-necked Grebe, Wigeon, Teal, and 5 Goldeneye (DBr)
• Rainham Marshes: imm f Peregrine, 200 Blackwit, 7f6m Pintail, 312 Wigeonl, 800 Teal, 24 Canada Geese, 3 Little Egret, 40 Redwing, 9 Stonechat 6 Curlew, Ring-necked Parakeet, Lesser Redpoll, (HV, DMo)
• Aveley: 3 Ring-necked Parakeets (per HV)
• Connaught Water: f Smew

• Rainham Marshes: m Peregrine, 240 Blackwit, 6f2m Pintail, 2 Little Egret (RSPB

• Dagenham Riverside: 41 Black Tailed Godwits, 27 Redshank, Curlew and 19 Shelduck. (DMo)
• Creekmouth: 50 Shelduck, 54 Redshank, Common Sandpiper, Rock Pipit, 3 Grey Wagtails, 464 Teal. (DMo)
• West Thurrock Marshes: Peregrine, 11 Curlew, 32 Black Tailed Godwit, 36 Dunlin, 3 Rock Pipits, 8 Snipe, Oystercatcher, 3 Stonechat, 178 Redshank. (DMo)   
• Rainham Marshes: 2nd yr Med Gull (Pete Merchant)       
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• Rainham Marshes: 2 Brent Geese, Cettis Warbler, 2ad Yellow-legged Gulls, Water Pipit, 9 Stonechat, 6 Pintail (RSPB)
• Walthamstow Res: ad Peregrine, 3 Jackdaws, 36 Ruddies, 3 Common Sands, Chiffchaff, fem Stonechat, 2ad GbbGulls, m Wigeon, Meadow Pipit (David Callahan).
• Epping Forest, Kate Cellar: 2 Brambling, 20 Chaffinch (Anthony Harbott)

• Rainham Marshes: 2 Kingfisher, 4 Curlew (HV)

• Rainham Marshes: 233 Black Tailed Godwit, 4 Golden Plover, 10 Stonechat, 3 Little Egret, 2 Kingfisher, male Peregrine, Water Pipit, 5 Rock Pipit, 4 Snipe, 7 Redshank and 4 Curlew (DMo)
• Harrow Lodge Park: 2 Kingfisher 2 Grey Wagtail 2 Goldcrest (Heather Cornish)

• Holyfield Hall Farm: pr Stonechat (MDD)
• Fishers Green Island: Sparrowhawk, Water Rail (MDD)
• Holyfield Lake: pr Goldeneye (per MDD)
• Rainham Marshes: Green Sand, 500+ Lapwing, 180+ Wigeon, 30 Teal, Dunlin, 3 Blackwit, Mistle Thrush, Sparrowhawk, 7 Pintail (DBr) 2 Corn Buntings at Stone Barges
• Stubbers OPC: 31 Great Crested Grebes, 2 Lesser Redpoll, Kingfisher, Grey Wagtail, 2 Goldcrest, 9 Wigeon and 8 Mistle Thrush. (DMo)
• Grange Waters Complex: 178 Tufted, 530 Lapwing, 8 Snipe, 5 Yellowhammers, 3 Fieldfares, 14 Redwing, 32 Skylark, 42 Pochard and 12 Wigeon. (DMo)

• Rainham Marshes: Bearded Tit (RB) 12 Stonechat, 7 Kestrel, 4 Pintail, 300 Wigeon, 85 Greylag (HV)
• Valentines Park: Med Gull (PHo)
• Ingrebourne Valley: 26 Golden Plover, 100 Greenfinch, 4 Yellowhammers, 60 Linnet, 47 Stock Doves, 56 Gadwall, 10 Wigeon and 22 Shoveler. (DMo)

• Walthamstow Res: Great White Egret over SW 0708am, Jackdaw, 4 Com Sands, 2 fem/imm Goldeneye, Wigeon, Chiffchaff (David Callahan).
• Connaught Water: Red-crested Pochard, 4 Mandarin Ducks, 40 Teal. Great Spotted Woodpecker, Grey Heron(Alan Hobson)
• Rainham Marshes: no sign of Twite but Woodlark again over carpark at 1230, pr Peregrine, 11 Stonechat, 2 Water Pipit, 6 Rock Pipit, 3 Curlew, 2 Kingfisher (HV, George Hull)

• Rainham Marshes: 2 Twite with 2 Linnets, calling Woodlark, Brambling, 250 Wigeon, 100 Greylag, Peregrine, 3 Stonechat, 2 Kingfisher, 2 Water Rail (HV)
• Walthamstow Res: 2 Green Sands (S), Skylark (W), fem Stonechat (poss. 2), Com Sand, 3 Lapwings, 49 Teal, 5 Mipits, Chiffchaff (DC).

• Harrow Lodge Park: 2 Kingfisher, 4 Jay (Val Pittaway)
• Warren Gorge: 30 Mallard, 24 Shoveler, 12 Tufted Duck, 26 Gadwall, 6 Teal, 2 Pochard, 8 Moorhen, 32 Coot, G C Grebe, Little Grebe, Kingfisher, 3 Mute Swan, 4 Greylags, Water rail, m Reed Bunting, Cetti`s Warbler, 6 Siskin, 3 Lesser Redpoll, 8 Goldfinch, m Bullfinch, 7 Chaffinch, 8 Greenfinch, 2 Chiffchaff, f Blackcap, 15 Blackbird, 12 Song Thrush, 6 Stock Dove, 10 Collared Dove, pr G SWoodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker (RB)
• Tottenham Marshes: Imm. Peregrine, 3 Shovelers, 2 Little Grebes (DC).
• Rainham Marshes: m Peregrine, 4m1f Pintail, f Sparrowhawk, 2 Blackwit, 2 Curlew, 4 Rock Pipit, 6 Stonechat, 3000 Starling, 22 Long-tailed Tits, 18 Blue Tits, 11 Great Tit, 5 Goldcrest, 8 Blackbird (RSPB)
• Thorndon CP: 6 Brambling, 50 Chaffinch (CRJ, SPetts)
• Bedfords Park: pr Stonechat, 17 Redwing, 25 Chaffinch (CRJ, SPetts)

• Bedfords Park: pr Stonechat, 10 Goldcrest, 4 Goldfinches (CRJ)
• Rainham Marshes: 2 Kingfisher, 265 Wigeon, 100 Blackwit (HV)
• Valentines Park: Peregrine, Med Gull (PHo)
• Walthamstow Res: fem/imm. Goldeneye, 4 Chiffchaffs, 2 Goldcrests, 2 Skylarks, Redwing, Fieldfare, 2 Mipits, 4 Common Sands, 3 Wigeon, 53 Teal, 3 CanXGreylag hybrids (David Callahan).

• Rainham Marshes: 2f Black Redstarts, 110 Blackwit (HV, SS) Fieldfare (SH)
• Hornchurch CP: Shoveler, Kestrel (Alan Beresford)

• Rainham Marshes: pr Bearded Tit, Cetti's Warbler, Kingfisher, 3 Tree Sparrows (TK)
• Bedfords Park: pr Stonechat (CRJ)

• Creekmouth: 2 Common Sandpipers, 2 Rock Pipits, Green Sandpiper, 36 Shoveler,Kingfisher, 8 Redshank (DMo)
• Dagenham Riverside: High tide roost- 231 Redshank, 29 Dunlin, 284 Lapwing, 26 Shelduck, Turnstone, Curlew, 248 Teal (DMo)
• Galley Hill Wood: Buzzard (NM)
• Aimes Green: m. Lesser Spotted Woodpecker.  Claverhambury: Yellowhammer, m. Bullfinch, 12 Rook (MS)
• Valentines Park: Med Gull (PHo)
• Warley CP: 3 Lesser Redpoll, (CRJ)
• Warley Gap: Fircrest, 4 Goldcrest, 2 Nuthatch, 2 Brambling, 20 Chaffinch (CRJ)
• Tylers Common: 3 Stonechat, 35 Meadow Pipit (CRJ)
• Rainham Marshes: 4m Pintail, 95 Black-tailed Godwit, 36 Redshank, Common Sandpiper, 3ad and a colour-ringed 1w Yellow-legged Gull, 4 Water Pipit, Bearded Tit, 9 Tree Sparrow, 2 Lesser Redpoll, Brambling, Siskin (DMi, Andrew Gardener) 17 Skylarks, Green Woodpecker 7 Redwings, 2 Kestrel (Jamie Blow) 2 Brambling, Siskin, 2 Great Spots, 8 Fieldfare, 2 Ring necked Parakeets, 3 Curlew, Little egret, Peregrine, 2 Green Sands. (PHa)
• Hornchurch CP: 4 Stonechat, 20 Linnet, Sp'hawk (SHa) 4 Green Woodpeckers, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 5 Jays, 17 Teal, 2 Mute Swan, Bullfinch, 2 Redwing (Jamie Blow)

• Warley CP: 25 Redwing, Kingfisher (CRJ)
• Warley Place: 2 Firecrests (CRJ)
• Great Warley: 2 Firecrests, 7 Goldcrests, Woodcock, Little Owl (CRJ)
• Rainham Marshes: 7 Brambling, 20 Chaffinch, 2 Bullfinch, 35 Goldfinch, 17 Stonechat, 3 Grey Wagtails, 3 Rock Pipit , 12 Skylark, 7000 Starling, 5 Pintail, 2 Dunlin, 53 Black-tailed Godwits, ad Yellow-legged Gull (HV, DS)
• Walthamstow Res: 2 Egyptian Geese, fem Stonechat, 2 Jackdaws (W), 2 Chiffchaffs, 3 Wigeon, 6 Com Sands, 14 Lapwing, 120 Teal, 3 Mipits, 4 Linnet, 7 Grey Wags, 20 Pied Wags, 300+ Starlings, 2 Canada/Greylag hybrids (DC)
• Ilford: Buzzard (Linda Vaughan)
• Warren Gorge: 24 Shoveler, 26 Gadwall, 11Tufted Duck, 2f Pochard, 6 Teal (4m2f), 23 Mallard, Kingfisher, Water Rail, 3 G C Grebe, Little Grebe, 8 Moorhen, 32 Coot, 4 Greylags, 21 Canada Goose, 8 Cormorant, 12 B H Gull, 4 Grey Heron, Cetti`s Warbler, 3 Siskin, 7 Chaffinch, 8 Greenfinch, 15 Blackbird, 13 Song Thrush, m Bullfinch, 6 Goldfinch 2 G S Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 5 Stock Dove, 3 Chiffchaffs, Blackcap (RB)

• Rainham Marshes: 500 Woodpigeon, 18 Stock Dove, 12 Greenfinch, 16 Fieldfare, 35 Redwing, 12 Blackbird, 4 Grey Wagtail, 2 Kingfisher (HV) 8 Snipe (Alan Tanner)
• Rainham, Creekside Park: 2 Kingfisher (HV)
• Purfleet-on-Thames: 90 Redwing, 29 Fieldfare, 80 Stock Doves, m Peregrine, f Sparrowhawk, Ring-necked Parakeet (DMo)
• Barking: 100 Fieldfare, 40 Redwing (PHa)
• Ingrebourne Valley: 41 Fieldfare,12 Redwings, Red legged Partridge, Water Rail, 2 Bullfinches, Ssparrowhawk (SHa)
• Hornchurch: Lesser Redpoll, 11 Redwing (SHa)
• Ilford: 25 Redwing, 12 Fieldfare (HV)
• Dagenham: 49 Fieldfare, 17 Redwing, 350 Wood Pigeon (HV)
• Gunpowder Park, Sewardstone: c800 Fieldfare and 100 Redwing heading west, pair Stonechat, 2 Goldcrest (MS)
• Walthamstow Res: 97 Fieldfare (most SW), 70 Redwing (NW & SW), 3 Jackdaws (NW), 15 Lapwing (S & W), 4 Mistle Thrush (N), 35 Goldfinches, 1 ad GbbGull, 4 Stock Doves (NW), 2 Com Sands, 54 Teal (DC).

• Woolwich Ferry: ad Ring-billed Gull (Richard Leighton)
• Gallions Reach, North Woolwich: Casper the Caspian Gull is back for his tenth winter (Richard Leighton)
• East India Dock Basin: m Black Redstart, 30 Teal, Shelduck, 3 Cormorant, 8 Mallard, 3 Little Grebe, Kingfisher (Richard Leighton)
• Bow Creek: ad Yellow-legged Gull, 150 Mallard, 40 Teal, Shelduck, 6 Redshank (Richard Leighton)
• Ingrebourne Valley: pr Blackcap, Lesser Redpoll, 30 Yellowhammers, 12 Siskin, 9 Redwing, 1 Fieldfare, 3 Golden Plover, 5 Water Rail and 174 Teal (DMo)
• Sewardstone Marsh: Swallow, Chiffchaff, 9 Redwing, Grey Wagtail, 2 Goldcrest (MS)
• Rainham Marshes: 68 Blackwit, 3 Curlew, 29 Redshank, 18 Snipe, 3 Grey Wagtail, 5 Stonechat, 5000 Starling, 7 Rock Pipit, Water Pipit, 2 1styr & 2nd yr Yellow-legged Gull, 3m Pintail, 10 Kestrel, 2 Kingfisher, Chiffchaff, 10 Redwing, 3 Little Egret (HV)
• Walthamstow Res: fem Goldeneye, 5 Lapwings, Skylark, 19 Goldfinches, 3 Wigeon, 2 Chiffchaffs, fem Kingfisher, 2 Canada/Greylag hybrids (DC).